He was detained along with his entire family (wife, daughter, son) on suspicion of “treason.” The daughter was apparently later released. Vasily Prokhorov is 54 years old. He comes from the city of Chernobyl, which was home to the infamous nuclear power plant. It is known that he was injured in the Chernobyl accident. Prokhorov served in the airborne troops. Then he worked on construction sites and moonlighted as a cargo carrier, and also wrote a small blog.
Participants in a closed process have non-disclosure agreements. It is known from an unofficial source that the criminal case concerns photographing various objects on the territory of Belarus, and the persons involved in the case were monitored by special services for some time before their arrest.
The Prokhorov family lived for a long time in the village of Grabovka, Gomel region. At the time of their arrest, they lived in the village of Uza, Gomel region, where they moved two years ago.
